After twenty-five years of honourable service the commander of the Carabinieri police station of Barga, Luogotenente Claudio Del Carlo hangs up his hat

A packed Palazzo Pancrazi in Barga Vecchio this morning was the scene for the official ceremony for an emotional Chief of the Barga Carabinieri, Luogotenente Claudio Del Carlo who from the 1st of January this year is now in retirement after 25 years of service to the community. Speaker after speaker thanked Luogotenente Claudio Del Carlo […]

To celebrate the 200 years since the formation of the Carabinieri, the Comune of Barga this afternoon conferred honorary citizenship on the Arma dei Carabinieri.

This year Italy’s carabinieri is 200 years old – it’s older than the country itself. But why does Italy have two police forces and what is so special about this one? I’ve always been puzzled by the fact that Italy has two police forces, although Italians don’t seem to find it strange at all. If […]